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Happy Feet
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Not age appropriate for kids under 3, age appropriate for kids over 5; suggested age 5. -
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Common Sense says
Ultra-cute kid flick will set your toes tapping.
updated 10.15.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 5 and Up
What to watch out for
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What Parents Need to Know
About Happy Feet
Parents need to know that kids will definitely want to see this appealing animated film (and not just because it's been so heavily marketed at them). The movie includes themes of humans intruding on natural habitats but avoids the heavy-duty questions of how to solve the problem. Some of the chase sequences and elephant seal scenes might be scary for younger kids. Also, racial stereotypes come into play: Latin-inspired penguins are caricatured as party-loving animals, and an African-American-type penguin comes across as an oversexed, fundamentalist preacher. Still, the movie's themes of social acceptance and embracing your own uniqueness shine through.
Read our full review by Jane Boursaw
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about how to accept and embrace each person's unique qualities. What makes Mumble different from the other penguins? Do you think it's hard for him to pursue his dream even when the others think it's weird? Why do some people think that everyone should conform and "fit in"? Has there ever been a time when you didn't feel like you fit in? How did that make you feel? How can people's individual abilities benefit their community and the larger world?
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Most Recent Reviews
Lives in KentuckyI rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
I am kidding about what concerned me...
Lives in CaliforniaI rate this title on for age 7 and give itDance your shoes off!
This penguin movie is pretty funny and sad. :( It is overal pretty good
- Lives in OregonI rate this title iffy for age 6 and give it
Boring for adults, message for kids iffy
This movie could have used some good editing. I was bored and found it predictable and not very interesting. Even the dance moves were repetitive. Our 4 year old was freaked out by the scary bits and bored in spots, and I'm not sure how much the 7 year old got of the message "to be yourself". I didn't care for the sexual innuendo, nor for the blatant stereotyping of Latinos. Lots of the references will go over kids' heads. It made fun of religion, which I didn't mind, but some will find offensive. The message about humans damaging the food chain seemed forced and tangential to the story. There are better movies out there.
Lives inI rate this title on for age 5 and give itYou suckers won't face the facts about pollution
kids should learn that humans are ruining yhis bueatiful natural world, and you scream CENSOR!!CENSOR! Whenever some thing true about that comes up. This cute movie brings awarness to even kids, and they are the ones who you will leave the world to, after all. You are ruining their (and my!) world, so they should know that, and the CHANGE STARTS WITH US!!
- Lives inI rate this title on for age 5 and give it
You suckers won't face the facts about pollution
kids should learn that humans are ruining yhis bueatiful natural world, and you scream CENSOR!!CENSOR! Whenever some thing true about that comes up. This cute movie brings awarness to even kids, and they are the ones who you will leave the world to, after all. You are ruining their (and my!) world, so they should know that, and the CHANGE STARTS WITH US!!
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